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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-22
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 9, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: February 27, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC – Burnt Poplar Transfer Station
6313 Burnt Poplar Road
Greensboro, NC 27409

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 36.07157 W: -79.92496

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
w. 336-668-3712
c. 336-870-4171
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
WI High Point Landfill, LLC
Seth Heath, General Manager
5830 Riverdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
Catherine Hernandez, Operations Supervisor - Waste Industries USA, Inc.

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued December 9, 2016
PTO expiration date: Life of Site

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On January 9, 2018, John Patrone met with Seth Heath and Catherine Hernandez to conduct a comprehensive inspection
of the WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC – Burnt Poplar Transfer Station located on Burnt Poplar Road in Greensboro,
Guilford County.

1. The facility is a permitted municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition debris (C&D) transfer
station with recyclable and recovered materials operations.
2. The facility is owned by Waste Industries USA, Inc.
3. Custom Ecology, Inc. (CEI) operates the transfer station and hauls MSW to the disposal facility.
4. The scale house is operated by Waste Industries USA, Inc. personnel.
5. The facility is open Monday through Friday 6:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday as needed.
6. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed.
7. Mr. Heath stated that the facility clientele is limited to Waste Industries USA, Inc. route trucks.
8. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, and Randolph
Counties.
9. The facility transports solid waste for disposal at the Sampson County Disposal, LLC MSW Landfill (82-02) in
Roseboro, Sampson County.
10. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Dewey Cheek, certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2017025, exp. 06/27/20
b. Carlton C. Jones, Jr., certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2013037, exp. 04/24/19
c. Ronald Settle, certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2014061, exp. 09/04/20
11. Ms. Hernandez stated that a vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services in November 2016.
12. A vehicle scale test was conducted by AAA Scale Co. on July 18, 2017. Mr. Heath stated that AAA Scale Co.
conducts a vehicle scale test twice a year.
13. The facility maintains records of the amount of MSW received. Records were verified for February 27, 2017
through January 8, 2018. The tonnage received is 66,986.26.
14. Mr. Heath stated that all material received is MSW (currently, C&D is not considered a separate waste stream)
and that the recyclable and recovered materials operations have not operated to date.
15. Mr. Heath stated that the facility receives ~ 280 tons/day of solid waste.
16. The facility maintains records of the amount of MSW shipped out. Records were verified for February 27, 2017
through January 8, 2018. The tonnage shipped out is 66,164.03.
17. The facility annual report (FAR) was received by the SWS, dated July 14, 2017. Tonnage received July 2016
through June 2017 is 39,701.76 and the tonnage shipped out is 38,664.02.
18. If MSW and C&D are both off-loaded onto the tipping floor they shall be maintained separately unless all of it is
being transferred to a MSW landfill.
19. If MSW and C&D are off-loaded onto the tipping floor to be hauled-off separately a physical barrier should be
maintained between the MSW and C&D.
20. If MSW and C&D are off-loaded onto the tipping floor, and a physical barrier is not in place, MSW shall be
removed and the tipping floor cleaned prior to accepting C&D.
21. Prior to receiving recyclable and recovered materials solid waste shall be removed from the tipping floor and the
tipping floor cleaned.
22. The facility is required to conduct at least one waste screening per week but not less than 1% by weight of the
waste stream entering the facility based on the previous week’s total.
23. Waste screening reports were verified for February 2017 through January 2018 (prior to inspection date).
24. During the inspection, there were three full transfer trailers and four empty transfer trailers on site.
The item(s) listed above were observed by Section staff and require action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or maintain compliance
with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Be advised that pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an
administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day may be assessed for each violation of the Solid Waste Laws, Regulations, Conditions of a Permit,
or Order under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. General Statutes. Further, the facility and/or all responsible parties may also be subject to
enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any
such further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.
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25. The transfer trailers appeared to be in good condition. It is suggested that the outside of the transfer trailers be
cleaned when grime is easily noticeable.
26. The facility has several troughs available for use in the event of leaking transfer trailers.
27. Mr. Heath stated that the facility receives 50 – 60 trucks per day and ships-out ~ 12 transfer trailers daily.
28. Ensure windblown material is collected by the end of each workday.
29. Leachate from the tipping floor is designed to drain through three rectangular holes in the rear push wall. The
design allows leachate to drop into the load out bay and flow into the [load out bay] drains. Ensure the leachate
drain holes in the push wall are maintained such that leachate freely flows into the load out bay.
30. If MSW fines accumulate on the concrete apron at the transfer station building ensure they are routinely
swept/pushed into the building.
31. The leachate drains observed in the loadout bay appeared functional.
32. The facility uses a load out bay tunnel tarp (at one end) to prevent solid waste from becoming windblown.
33. Leachate from the facility flows through two particulate settling tanks then into a collection tank. The leachate
collection tank discharges to the City of Greensboro sanitary sewer.
34. A&D Environmental Services pumped 1,800 gallons of particulate from the leachate particulate settling tanks on
May 23, 2017.
35. Material shredding or grinding is not permissible at the facility.
36. Concrete crushing is permissible at the facility. Mr. Heath stated that concrete collected will likely be hauled to
WI High Point Landfill, LLC - C&D Landfill and C&D Treatment and Processing Operation (41-16) in
Jamestown, Guilford County.
37. Mr. Heath stated that the local fire department can be contacted to address an emergency at the facility.
38. The facility has four fire extinguishers located at the transfer station building, one fire extinguisher inside of the
scale house, and a water hose located at the transfer station building.
39. The fire extinguishers were inspected by T&S Fire and Security, Inc. in October 2017.
40. The facility has all-weather access roads.
41. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
42. The facility has proper signage.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: January 12, 2018 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Catherine Hernandez, Operations Supervisor - Waste Industries USA, Inc.
(c. 336-706-0763 [e-mail])